After a group of actors reported their concerns about their former agent regarding fake self tapes, withheld pay, skimming money, lying about cancer, and more, to no avail...they came to Alexa at The 98% for advice on next steps. With seemingly nowhere else to turn, Alexa passed the information on to Deadline journalist Jake Kanter, encouraging him to help expose these dodgy dealings...For the sake of these actors, the others on the agencies book, and the inudstry as a whole. Thankfully, he did.
And thus began #BodhiGate. Hundreds of emails, texts, screenshots, messages, sent and recieved...police reports, zoom meetings, seven google docs and a 30 page-and-counting armchair investigation into what Alexa describes as a "con of the highest tier." Not all can be revealed...yet. But this episode exists as a comprehensive collation of what is detailed in the articles, next steps for those affected, and insight into what is hopefully a catalyst for real industry change. Thank you to Layla, Jake, and others, who have been instrumental in these important developments.
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Journalists can get a bad rap..but it can make all the difference when a good one is on your side. Jake was there to tell this story when no one else would help, get in touch with him by email jkanter@deadline.com or find him on twitter @Jake_Kanter
Read Jake's full Deadline articles here:
https://deadline.com/2024/02/bodhi-talent-luna-kids-casting-accused-of-scam-fees-1235825274/
https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-crown-bad-education-actors-owed-money-bodhi-talent-1235830720/
If you'd like to hear more about The 98%'s crusade for a safer industry, listen to the 5 part mini series from last year - with special mention to S5E3 with pioneer and trail blazer, Helen Raw: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1l4G9d77EJmYNXDsWWX5MF?si=633583fe532a4eda